Peru makes fishing vessel tracking data publicly available

Move expected to aid national monitoring and control efforts, including combating illegal fishing

Peru is making its national vessel tracking data publicly available for the first time through NGO global Global Fishing Watch (GFW).

It means the public can now view at least 1,300 of Peru’s industrial fishing vessels Peru's commercial fishing vessels via GFW’s map platform, in close to real time without charge.

The development is expected to aid national monitoring and control efforts, including combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

This comes as world leaders prepare to gather in Bali, Indonesia for the fifth-annual 'Our Ocean' conference.

Conference host Indonesia, became the first country to make its proprietary vessel tracking data available via GFW in 2017, instantly putting 5,000 smaller fishing vessels that do not use AIS on the GFW map. Peru is now the second nation to share its vessel tracking data via GFW.

GFW uses publicly broadcast AIS data to track fishing vessel movements. While AIS is required for the largest vessels that catch a disproportionately large amount of fish, adding Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data, which is required by many governments, to the GFW map provides an even clearer view of global fishing activity.

“By bringing their vessel tracking data into the public realm, Peru has taken a significant step forward in making transparency in fisheries the norm rather than the exception,” said Global Fishing Watch CEO, Tony Long. “Peru will also be using our night-time imagery data to reveal brightly lit fishing vessels operating at night. ”

Peru is the world’s second largest fishing nation after China and home to one of the world's largest single stock fisheries - the anchoveta.

NGO Oceana, a founding partner of GFW, has worked closely with the Peruvian government to increase transparency of commercial fishing in the country’s waters.

“Increased transparency will help ensure Peruvians see the full benefits of our rich fisheries now, and in the future,” said Patricia Majluf, Vice President, Oceana Peru.

Peru’s move follows Canadian government backing of GFW's work at the G7 ministerial meeting in Halifax earlier this month where it pledged to encourage better data sharing, improve science and invest up to $11.6 million ($8.8 million/€7.8 million) to combat IUU fishing.

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Peru makes fishing vessel tracking data publicly available

Move expected to aid national monitoring and control efforts, including combating illegal fishing

Peru is making its national vessel tracking data publicly available for the first time through NGO global Global Fishing Watch (GFW).

It means the public can now view at least 1,300 of Peru’s industrial fishing vessels Peru's commercial fishing vessels via GFW’s map platform, in close to real time without charge.

The development is expected to aid national monitoring and control efforts, including combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

This comes as world leaders prepare to gather in Bali, Indonesia for the fifth-annual 'Our Ocean' conference.

Conference host Indonesia, became the first country to make its proprietary vessel tracking data available via GFW in 2017, instantly putting 5,000 smaller fishing vessels that do not use AIS on the GFW map. Peru is now the second nation to share its vessel tracking data via GFW.

GFW uses publicly broadcast AIS data to track fishing vessel movements. While AIS is required for the largest vessels that catch a disproportionately large amount of fish, adding Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data, which is required by many governments, to the GFW map provides an even clearer view of global fishing activity.

“By bringing their vessel tracking data into the public realm, Peru has taken a significant step forward in making transparency in fisheries the norm rather than the exception,” said Global Fishing Watch CEO, Tony Long. “Peru will also be using our night-time imagery data to reveal brightly lit fishing vessels operating at night. ”

Peru is the world’s second largest fishing nation after China and home to one of the world's largest single stock fisheries - the anchoveta.

NGO Oceana, a founding partner of GFW, has worked closely with the Peruvian government to increase transparency of commercial fishing in the country’s waters.

“Increased transparency will help ensure Peruvians see the full benefits of our rich fisheries now, and in the future,” said Patricia Majluf, Vice President, Oceana Peru.

Peru’s move follows Canadian government backing of GFW's work at the G7 ministerial meeting in Halifax earlier this month where it pledged to encourage better data sharing, improve science and invest up to $11.6 million ($8.8 million/€7.8 million) to combat IUU fishing.

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